Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn ... - Smithsonian Magazine
WEB16 hours ago · The team, whose research was published online last week in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, suggests that almost half a billion years ago, Earth may have had a ring, just like Saturn.
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once - TIME
WEB1 day ago · The 23-degree tilt of the Earth’s axis would have caused the ring to present its surface to the sun, casting a shadow in the atmosphere and on the ground below and causing global temperatures to ...
Earth May Have Once Had a Ring That Slowly Fell From The Sky
WEB3 days ago · The hypothetical ring didn't last long, cosmically speaking – just a few tens of millions of years. But that was long enough to have left a lasting impression on Earth's geological record, according to an analysis led by planetary scientist Andy Tomkins of Monash University in Australia.
Could Earth Have Been Ringed Like Saturn? Scientists Think So
WEB2 days ago · Research suggests Earth might have once boasted a spectacular ring similar to Saturn’s, formed from an asteroid breakup around 466 million years ago. This event coincides with numerous meteorite impacts primarily around the equator and a subsequent period of significant global cooling. The geological and climate anomalies during this period ...
466 million years ago, Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring
WEB1 day ago · iStock/Elen11. Researchers have found clear indications that Earth may have had a ring system hundreds of million years ago. The recent discovery challenges the understanding of Earth’s ancient ...
Earth May Once Have Had A Ring Like Saturn - sciencefriday.com
WEB6 hours ago · Credit: Shutterstock. Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth may have looked quite different when viewed from space: Scientists propose it may have had a Saturn-like ring, made up of lots of smaller asteroids. The new paper, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, proposes that this ring formed around 466 million years ago.
Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn | New Scientist
WEB3 days ago · Oliver Hull. After a near miss with an asteroid 466 million years ago, Earth may have developed a Saturn-like ring of debris that lasted for tens of millions of years – and may have ...
Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago - Phys.org
WEB3 days ago · DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118991. In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system that ...
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn
WEB4 days ago · Using models of how Earth’s tectonic plates moved in the past, we mapped out where all these craters were when they first formed.
Earth may have once had a ring like Saturn – and it caused chaos
WEB3 days ago · Researchers from Monash University in Australia have now hypothesized that a rocky ring formed around Earth about 466 million years ago, and it persisted for a few tens of millions of years.
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